When you are adjusting attributes, you can customize the way the encoders act upon the values they are changing. Generally, as you roll the encoder a tick, the selected value changes by one unit (i.e., one percent, one degree, one second, one gobo etc.) If you activate one of the fanning Tools, differing results can be achieved. The following fan modes are available:
To activate a fanning tool press and hold the [TOOLS] button or [T] on the QWERTY keyboard. The Softkeys will display all the available tools:
The Fan tool is activated by pressing [S7]. A large pop-up list (shown above) is displayed and you can choose which fanning method you want to invoke. (see examples below) Do this by rolling the wheel or using the arrow keys then press [ENTER]. The Tool bubble will then turn red and show you the active fanning method:
The [TOOLS] button LED will be on and whenever you adjust multiple fixtures' attributes, their values will be fanned. To turn fanning off and change the adjustment method back to normal, press the [TOOLS] button again. The Tool bubble will turn pink and display the last active fanning tool used:
If at any time you want to use fanning again, just press and release the [TOOLS] button. If you want to change the fanning method, press and hold the Tools button and press [S7] to display the large pop-up of all the fanning methods.
By default, the fanning is applied across all the selected fixtures evenly. When the fan tool is active, the fan effect can be multiplied by holding down [SHIFT] when rolling the wheel. You then see how many times the fan is repeated across your selection set.
For example, if you have twenty fixtures on two pipes, if you Fan Pan Center you may get this effect:
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If you then hold down [SHIFT] and roll the wheel until the Pan value shows as "2x", the resultant effect is two fans of 10 fixtures each across the twenty fixtures:
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Note:
The order in which you select fixtures matters when you use fanning.
Fixture selection order is preserved when you record Looks and use them as Groups.
The Fan tool will automatically turn off when you change attribute families or release the selected fixtures.
Using different attributes and different fanning methods and multiplying the fan gives you an enormous amount of fine-tuned control of your lighting rig.
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Fan Right on Tilt |
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Fan Sine on Tilt
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Fan Ends on Iris
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Fan Right on Gobo Index
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